barnstormed

verb

past tense of barnstorm
as in roamed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barnstormed
  1. roamed
  2. roved
  3. wandered
  4. traipsed
  5. hopped
  6. gallivanted
  7. toured
  8. coached
Verb
  • The burial belonged to high-ranking members of the Scythians, a horse-riding culture that roamed the Eurasian steppe.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
  • For 42 years, an Oak Park man who had immigrated decades ago from Italy roamed residential streets on Chicago’s South Side, pushing an old-fashioned green and red cart outfitted with a sharpening stone.
    — Susan DeGrane, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of roamed
Verb
  • The wafer dissolved almost instantly; his tongue roved around, trying to coax the soggy body of Christ from his molars.
    — Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
  • As cameras roved around the stadium, women popped their booties, danced with friends and vied for a spot in an onstage twerk-off.
    — Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Mar. 2026
Definition of roved
Verb
  • Drought and a late freeze made this a tough year for Colorado's black bears, and hungry bears wandered into neighborhoods across the state looking for food.
    — Anna Alejo, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • One evening, after a day of rain, Steven and I wandered in the Giardino della Misericordia, close to our apartment.
    — Artforum, Artforum, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of wandered
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  • But as one batch of mudbrick lay in the heat, a rogue dog apparently traipsed across a brick and left behind a near perfect, four-toed indentation.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Locals complained tourist gawked at them or traipsed through their yards.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of traipsed
Verb
  • But before Nixon hopped online, the tone from party leadership couldn’t have been further from that of the rank and file Democrats participating in chat section of the virtual call.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2026
  • After a few minutes of chitchat, Martinez hopped inside a giant gorilla suit with Lezama’s help and pranced around in front of the lot to happy honks from cars passing by.
    — Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of hopped
Verb
  • As one of the brand's newest global ambassadors, Graham, 37, gallivanted around New York for the campaign.
    — Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Definition of gallivanted
Verb
  • DeSantis, however, toured the state for more than a year, talking about the need to slash property tax bills as valuations surged.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Reportedly, Persson outbid Beyoncé and Jay-Z for the SoCal spread, which the power couple toured several times.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of toured
Verb
  • In the wake of Rivers’ initial comments, Jason Kidd, who also coached Antetokounmpo with the Bucks and now is an ESPN analyst, took a contrasting viewpoint.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Counsel for Liberty Christian argued the athlete in question was in San Angelo at one of the times he was accused of being coached by Griffin.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of coached
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“Barnstormed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barnstormed. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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